Excessive alcohol use can hurt the physique in some ways, together with a rise within the threat of varied cancers. It damages liver cells, resulting in irritation, scarring and critical circumstances akin to cirrhosis.
Dr. Andrew Keaveny, a Mayo Clinic transplant hepatologist, says heavy consuming can also result in alcoholic hepatitis, which is turning into extra widespread in youthful individuals.
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